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OffshoreElectrics would
like to thank Tom Keliher of Northridge Ca for all the
great pictures and video. Without Tom, us FE enthusiasts
would have been without the quick coverage of this
record breaking event!
Legg Lake in California took its toll on many
Fast Electric hulls this past November, 2003. Providing
a final resting place for many! But not the JAG's Team
Rigger. Jag's built a one of a kind custom, aerodynamic
hull of carved foam covered with carbon fiber, they
tripped the timing lights at over 122mph and than backed
it up with another run of 119mph. To set a two way
average of 120.7mph. They not only smashed his record of
last year by 17mph, They broke the current Nitro Gas
Boat record of 120.5mph. Making Fast Electrics the
fastest Rc boat on the planet!
We all know the driver
get all the credit and Joerg certainty deserves it, but
there are a couple of other people that also need
recognition. First is Arne. From what we can gather, it
was his boat that broke the record. Than there's Gunnar,
another builder. He couldn't make the trip to CA.
So what equipment did he use to break this
record? Well most of it is a secret except the motor,
controller and cells. They used a brushless hand
selected Lehner 2250, 8 Turn motor and a Schulze Future
170 amp continuous rated controller. The biggest and
badest brushless controller that money can buy at a
price tag of more than $500.00. The control he used was
a now production model of the prototype he used to break
the 100mph mark in 2002. The cells he used were Hopf
hand picked gp3300 cells, 32 of them in total.
So what next you ask?
The 2004 competitors will be gunning for 130-140mph!
With new cell technologies here now and new ones coming
in the very near future, the FE hobby is only going to
get better! |
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